Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat. Use this quote
Freedom is poetry, taking liberties with words, breaking the rules of normal speech, violating common sense. Freedom is violence. Use this quote
Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild. Use this quote
Poetry and prayer are very similar. Use this quote
You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose. Use this quote
I'm not an academic, but I've always loved poetry since I've been small. Use this quote
People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated. Use this quote
Poetry is an art, the easiest to dabble in, but the hardest to reach true excellence. Use this quote
I don't live for poetry. I live far more than anybody else does. Use this quote
Poetry has done enough when it charms, but prose must also convince. Use this quote
Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved. Use this quote
It's not easy to define poetry. Use this quote
In fact a lot of them I think are absolute baloney. Those Charles Olsens and people like that. At first I was interested in seeing what they were up to, what they were doing, why they were doing it. They never moved me in the way that one is moved by true poetry. Use this quote
If I do a poetry reading I want people to walk out and say they feel better for having been there - not because you've done a comedy performance but because you're talking about your father dying or having young children, things that touch your soul. Use this quote
What she did was to open our eyes to details of country life such as teaching us names of wild flowers and getting us to draw and paint and learn poetry. Use this quote
Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. Use this quote
I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you can't teach them is the very essence of poetry. Use this quote
In Australia, not reading poetry is the national pastime. Use this quote
He fertilizes a phrase or a line of poetry for weeks and then gives birth to it in a speech. Use this quote
The sources of poetry are in the spirit seeking completeness. Use this quote
